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enough single family. Bonnie said that is silo thinking. In low density areas, we have large square foot houses. Each acre had t are already moderately dense? Eliza Kashinsky said that medium density also has climate goals. All of the vacant lands are on the Bonny said that this is new urbanism. Serve the new areas with transit. What is the reason to put density in established neighborhoods? Why? Just to cash in on lower cost established areas? Someone asked how many new units in SW-SAZ? Terri said that in the capacity analysis, they used the number of 250, and to get this number, it required development incentives. MUPTE requires a refinement plan in place to get additional density along transit corridor. Brian Weaver from West Eugene said when Greg Evans asked question at the City Council, the answer was 50 to 250, so as low as 50. Terri said that the question is what is the real number? Joyce Eaton (Southeast Neighbors & FAN) said that the 250 number was only for the Mixed Use areas. It said nothing about converting R-2 to R-3 and the additional units there. \[ALSO, Joyce reminded Terri after the meeting ended, that the 250 number was based on residential rental rate of $1.33 per square foot and that the one new construction Parvin Place at 24 th Place & Willamette rented for $1.50 per square foot in 2014, so using that rental rate, the Capacity analysis said there would be over 1300 new units again, just in Mixed use areas (and with MUPTE and reduced . although HAVE they taken this point? They keep repeating the 250 number without caveats.\] Deborah Noble (Southeast Neighbors) said that people are going to drive anyway. Also South . It is not like Highway 99. s question (Terri read it): In the City Code Cthe purpose of the R-2 Medium-Density Residential zone is to implement the Metro Plan by providing areas for medium- density residential use and encourage a variety of dwelling types." It seems to me that R-2 is ideal for implementing the "missing middle" of housing that is being talked about so much lately, and providing the variety of housing types that you mentioned in one of FAN's SW-SAZ committee meetings. However, every single one of the lots in SW-SAZ that was zoned R-2 in City of Eugene zoning (or zoned Medium density in Metro Plan), was rezoned to Apartment/Condo (or multi-use) \[which is high density\]. Why did the planning staff deem this nece Terri answered that the intent was to have apartment/condo as a transition zone from commercial, then apartment/condo, then lower level density. be done by taking over existing R-s Mixed Use Development Committee? There were 18 recommendations. Why were these ignored? Terri said that there is a communication challenge. They were not intentionally ignored. It would have helped to have a member of this committee. Paul asked whether the city would engage in the future. Terri said it would be good to do. Page . 6 of 9 SWN Conversation About Neighbhorhoods, 8/16/2016